1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 41st season in the National Hockey League, and the team was coming off a team record 37 victories in the 1965–66 season, as they finished in second place in the NHL. The Black Hawks then were upset by the fourth place Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL semi-finals, losing in six games.[1]

1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks
Division1st NHL
1966–67 record41–17–12
Home record24–5–6
Road record17–12–6
Goals for264
Goals against170
Team information
General managerTommy Ivan
CoachBilly Reay
CaptainPierre Pilote
Alternate captainsBobby Hull
Stan Mikita
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Hull (52)
AssistsStan Mikita (62)
PointsStan Mikita (97)
Penalty minutesEd Van Impe (111)
WinsDenis DeJordy (22)
Goals against averageGlenn Hall (2.38)

Chicago started the season very strong, leading the NHL with a record of 8–2–2 in their first 12 games, and continued their winning ways all season long. The Black Hawks finished the season with a club record in wins with 41, and points with 94, as Chicago finished in first place for the first time in team history. The Hawks were 17 points better than the second place Montreal Canadiens, and heavy favorites to win their second Stanley Cup of the decade.[2]

Offensively, the Hawks were led by Stan Mikita, who led the NHL with 97 points, winning the Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy, and the Lady Byng Trophy. His 97 points tied the NHL record, set by teammate Bobby Hull in the 1965–66 season. Hull recorded his second straight 50+ goal season, as he scored 52 goals, and added 28 assists to finish second in the league with 80 points. Kenny Wharram finished fourth in league scoring, as he scored 31 goals and 65 points, while Phil Esposito and Doug Mohns were not far behind, earning 61 and 60 points respectively. Team captain Pierre Pilote anchored the blueline, scoring 6 goals and 52 points. Fellow defenseman Ed Van Impe led the team with 111 penalty minutes.

In goal, Denis DeJordy earned the majority of playing time, as he won a team high 22 games, while posting a 2.46 GAA and 4 shutouts.[3] Glenn Hall had his playing time cut back, however, he had a very solid season, winning 19 games, while having a team best 2.38 GAA, and earning 2 shutouts.[4] DeJordy and Hull earned the Vezina Trophy as the Hawks allowed the fewest goals against in the league.

The Hawks opened the playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished the season in third place, as they had a record of 32–27–11, earning 75 points, 19 fewer than the Black Hawks. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and the Hawks had an easy time defeating Toronto in the series opener, with a 5–2 victory, however, the Leafs stormed back in the second game, beating Chicago 3–1 to even the series up. The series shifted to Maple Leaf Gardens for the next two games, and the teams once again split the games, as Toronto won the third game by a 3–1 score, and Chicago took the fourth game, holding off the Leafs for a 4–3 win. Game 5 returned to Chicago, however, Toronto took a 3–2 series lead, beating Chicago 4–2. Game 6 was played in Toronto, and the Maple Leafs completed the upset, winning the game 3–1 to advance to the Stanley Cup finals, and end Chicago's season.[5]

Offseason

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
13Terry Caffery CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)
29Ron Dussiaume CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)
315Larry Gibbons CanadaMarkham Seal-a-Wax (Junior B)
421Brian Morenz CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)

Season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 70 41 17 12 264 170 +94 94
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 32 25 13 202 188 +14 77
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 32 27 11 204 211 −7 75
4 New York Rangers 70 30 28 12 188 189 −1 72
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 27 39 4 212 241 −29 58
6 Boston Bruins 70 17 43 10 182 253 −71 44
Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents
1966–67 NHL Records [6]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —2–11–16–6–25–7–22–8–42–11–1
Chicago 11–2–1—10–45–2–77–5–28–4–2
Detroit 6–6–24–10—4–107–76–6–2
Montreal 7–5–22–5–710–4—7–5–26–6–2
New York 8–2–45–7–27–75–7–2—5–5–4
Toronto 11–2–14–8–26–6–26–6–25–5–4—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 19Chicago Black Hawks6–3New York Rangers1–0–02
2October 22Chicago Black Hawks7–4Detroit Red Wings2–0–04
3October 23Detroit Red Wings1–4Chicago Black Hawks3–0–06
4October 26Chicago Black Hawks5–3Montreal Canadiens4–0–08
5November 1Boston Bruins3–2Chicago Black Hawks4–1–08
6November 6Chicago Black Hawks4–2Boston Bruins5–1–010
7November 8New York Rangers1–3Chicago Black Hawks6–1–012
8November 10Chicago Black Hawks0–3Detroit Red Wings6–2–012
9November 13Toronto Maple Leafs1–6Chicago Black Hawks7–2–014
10November 16Chicago Black Hawks2–2New York Rangers7–2–115
11November 19Detroit Red Wings2–7Chicago Black Hawks8–2–117
12November 20Toronto Maple Leafs2–2Chicago Black Hawks8–2–218
13November 23Chicago Black Hawks3–6Toronto Maple Leafs8–3–218
14November 24Montreal Canadiens0–5Chicago Black Hawks9–3–220
15November 26Chicago Black Hawks1–4New York Rangers9–4–220
16November 27Chicago Black Hawks5–4Boston Bruins10–4–222
17November 30New York Rangers5–0Chicago Black Hawks10–5–222
18December 3Chicago Black Hawks1–3Montreal Canadiens10–6–222
19December 4Detroit Red Wings1–4Chicago Black Hawks11–6–224
20December 8Chicago Black Hawks10–2Boston Bruins12–6–226
21December 10Chicago Black Hawks3–5Toronto Maple Leafs12–7–226
22December 11Boston Bruins2–2Chicago Black Hawks12–7–327
23December 14Montreal Canadiens1–2Chicago Black Hawks13–7–329
24December 17Chicago Black Hawks4–4Montreal Canadiens13–7–430
25December 18Toronto Maple Leafs1–3Chicago Black Hawks14–7–432
26December 21Detroit Red Wings4–6Chicago Black Hawks15–7–434
27December 25New York Rangers1–0Chicago Black Hawks15–8–434
28December 27Chicago Black Hawks3–2New York Rangers16–8–436
29December 31Chicago Black Hawks5–1Toronto Maple Leafs17–8–438
30January 1Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks18–8–440
31January 4Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks18–8–541
32January 5Chicago Black Hawks4–6Detroit Red Wings18–9–541
33January 8Boston Bruins3–1Chicago Black Hawks18–10–541
34January 11Detroit Red Wings1–6Chicago Black Hawks19–10–543
35January 12Chicago Black Hawks1–4Detroit Red Wings19–11–543
36January 14New York Rangers3–5Chicago Black Hawks20–11–545
37January 15Toronto Maple Leafs0–4Chicago Black Hawks21–11–547
38January 19Chicago Black Hawks4–2Boston Bruins22–11–549
39January 21Chicago Black Hawks3–3Montreal Canadiens22–11–650
40January 22Montreal Canadiens1–4Chicago Black Hawks23–11–652
41January 26Chicago Black Hawks4–3Detroit Red Wings24–11–654
42January 28Chicago Black Hawks5–2Toronto Maple Leafs25–11–656
43January 29Toronto Maple Leafs1–5Chicago Black Hawks26–11–658
44February 1Boston Bruins1–6Chicago Black Hawks27–11–660
45February 4Chicago Black Hawks3–3Montreal Canadiens27–11–761
46February 5Chicago Black Hawks5–0Boston Bruins28–11–763
47February 8Montreal Canadiens0–5Chicago Black Hawks29–11–765
48February 11Chicago Black Hawks4–4Toronto Maple Leafs29–11–866
49February 12Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks30–11–868
50February 16Chicago Black Hawks5–1Detroit Red Wings31–11–870
51February 18Chicago Black Hawks1–4New York Rangers31–12–870
52February 19New York Rangers3–2Chicago Black Hawks31–13–870
53February 25Boston Bruins3–6Chicago Black Hawks32–13–872
54February 26Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks32–13–973
55March 1New York Rangers1–6Chicago Black Hawks33–13–975
56March 2Chicago Black Hawks5–2Boston Bruins34–13–977
57March 4Chicago Black Hawks0–3Toronto Maple Leafs34–14–977
58March 5Toronto Maple Leafs2–5Chicago Black Hawks35–14–979
59March 8Boston Bruins1–3Chicago Black Hawks36–14–981
60March 11Chicago Black Hawks3–3Montreal Canadiens36–14–1082
61March 12Toronto Maple Leafs0–5Chicago Black Hawks37–14–1084
62March 15Chicago Black Hawks3–1New York Rangers38–14–1086
63March 18Chicago Black Hawks5–9Toronto Maple Leafs38–15–1086
64March 19Montreal Canadiens4–4Chicago Black Hawks38–15–1187
65March 22New York Rangers3–3Chicago Black Hawks38–15–1288
66March 26Chicago Black Hawks2–4Detroit Red Wings38–16–1288
67March 28Detroit Red Wings2–7Chicago Black Hawks39–16–1290
68March 30Chicago Black Hawks3–1Boston Bruins40–16–1292
69April 1Chicago Black Hawks4–5Montreal Canadiens40–17–1292
70April 2Chicago Black Hawks8–0New York Rangers41–17–1294

Stanley Cup Playoffs
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 6Toronto Maple Leafs2–5Chicago Black Hawks1–0
2April 9Toronto Maple Leafs3–1Chicago Black Hawks1–1
3April 11Chicago Black Hawks1–3Toronto Maple Leafs1–2
4April 13Chicago Black Hawks4–3Toronto Maple Leafs2–2
5April 15Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Chicago Black Hawks2–3
6April 18Chicago Black Hawks1–3Toronto Maple Leafs2–4

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bobby Hull64260
Pierre Pilote62466
Doug Mohns50558
Kenny Wharram62242
Stan Mikita62242

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Glenn Hall317612802.73
Denis DeJordy4184121003.26

References
  1. 1965–66 NHL Season Summary – Hockey-Reference.com
  2. 1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks Games – Hockey-Reference.com
  3. "Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Denis Dejordy". Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  4. "Chicago Blackhawks goaltending history : Glenn Hall". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  5. 1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com
  6. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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